1. Transport interchanges as
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catalysts for city development
Francis Glare
Head of Urbanism, BDP

2. Not just a response to congestion

3. Not just a response to congestion

4. A driver of city development

5. Structure of the presentation
1. The economic importance of cities
2. The role of transport in economic p
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3. Transport and sustainable cities
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4 Transport interchanges and development in
practice
5.
5 Maximising the benefits for cities

6. 1. The economic importance of
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cities

7. Cities drive the global economy

8. A rapidly urbanising population

9. London Underground

10. New York Metro

11. 2. Transport as a foundation for
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good economic performance

12. Transport underpinning the economy
1. Facilitating business
2. Increasing the workforce catchment
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3. Driving evening and leisure economies
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4 Delivering a networked city

13. 3. Transport enabling sustainable
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city growth

14. Urban sprawl

15. Eco-city
Eco city

16. 3.
3 Cities are complex, social places
complex

17. 4. Transport interchanges and
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development in practice

18. 7.
7 Case studies
• Lille, France
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Manchester, United Kingdom
• Northampton, United Kingdom
• Lisbon,
Lisbon Portugal
• Den Bosch, The Netherlands

19. Lille,
Lille France

20. Manchester Piccadilly UK
Piccadilly,

21. Northampton,
Northampton UK

22. Vasco da Gama Lisbon Portugal
Gama, Lisbon,

23. Palaiskwartier,
Palaiskwartier The Netherlands

24. 5. Maximising the benefits for
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cities

25. Transport interchanges as catalysts for
city development
• Reinforcing business hubs and creating new
ones
• Starting point for long term planning
• Locus for highest densities and massing
• Public realm and civic space to create sense of
place
• Focus for mixed use development

26. Transport interchanges as
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catalysts for city development
Francis Glare
Head of Urbanism, BDP